Despite the lockdown boom in DIY investing, the DIY investment platforms cannot, it seems, make...
Stockmarket
“DIY investors number grow 42% in Covid trading boom”
Looks like enforced leisure and additional screen time, reduced spending and a see-sawing...
“FTSE hits 10-month high as it smashes through 6,800”
Doesn’t seem that long ago that we were worrying that the FTSE was too high when it was set to go...
“This could be the best time in 40 years to be buying British shares”
I talked last week of the poor performance of the UK stockmarket. Here’s the positive view, that...
UK Stockmarket underperforms the rest
When most see this headline, their first thought is Brexit. Yes, that’s a factor, and watch this...
“Odey draws up fund closure crisis plan as founder faces assault charge”
You’d hope this headline might be the nail in the proverbial for so-called star fund managers....
“Here’s what happened to the stock market on Friday”
There have been plenty of financial press articles this week about very gloomy stuff, like the...
“Why the crash could make 2020 best ISA year ever”
World stock markets fell in ‘Q1’ by 21%, ours by 30%. Investors in balanced, medium risk funds,...
“What history tells us about bear markets”
If you’re still worried that your investments are doomed and will never go back up again, here are...
Where Are Stock Markets Headed Now?
In January Bloomberg asked 45 top fund managers their predictions for 2020. 66% thought there’d be...
“How long does it take the FTSE to bounce back from crashes?”
Most who’ve called me this week ask ‘will it keep going down?’, ‘should I cash in now?’ and ‘will...
“Global shares plunge in worst day since financial crisis”
Someone today called the oil price crash the ‘Black Swan’ of the current financial crisis; what we...
“Global stock markets plunge on coronavirus fears”
If you think that stock markets had to fall sometime, it may be a relief that the cause is the...
“Robo-adviser has £900 turnover in final year”
How much we charge and how we charge is much debated in our business. Should we all work on an...
“FTSE 250 soars on Tory election win”
What about our investments? What about the economy? What about the £ in our pocket. Well, there’s...